Jerusalem.

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Panoramic view of Biblical Jerusalem. Friedrich Bernhard Werner (1690-1776) was a major European view of subscribers and detour. Coming from humble origins, Werner set off travelling during which time he began studying engineering and making architectural drawings of buildings. This image of Jerusalem is an imagined impression of what he believed a view of Jerusalem would have looked like in Biblical times. Two sheets joined depicting an imaginary view of Jerusalem seen from the east. Key in Latin and German. A fine dark impression. Overall 302 x 1048 mm. Mounted. Laor 1108.

• Binding: Hardcover

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